Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients
Background: Hypertension is an important noncommunicable disease and is one of the major but modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease. There are multiple reasons for the poor Blood Pressure (BP) control rates of which, lack of adherence is an important factor. Aim and Objectives: To assess...
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| description | Background: Hypertension is an important noncommunicable disease and is one of the major but modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease. There are multiple reasons for the poor Blood Pressure (BP) control rates of which, lack of adherence is an important factor. Aim and Objectives: To assess antihypertensive medication adherence in
hypertensives. To identify factors associated with adherence. Material and Methods: Across-sectional observational study was conducted among 400 hypertensive patients. Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-4) was administered on them for assessing adherence to medications. Results: Fifty two point five percent of study participants had high adherence to antihypertensive medications. Statistically significant association to adherence was found among patients below 60 years, educated, married, high socioeconomic status, without co-morbidities and recent onset hypertensives. Conclusion: High adherence was associated with better control of blood pressure. Treatment of hypertension should be holistic and treating clinician should check for adherence especially in uneducated, low socioeconomic status, single, alcoholics, smokers and patients with co-morbidities. Public
awareness campaigns should be conducted on the importance of hypertension control.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8acf62c928c14fcfa0c8fa64aaf47a3a2025-08-20T02:23:08ZengKrishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), KaradJournal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University2231-42612022-10-0111419Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patientsSindu Punna0Sudhakar Kodudula1Vineela Karthik N2Department of Pharmacology, Bhaskar Medical College Moinabad, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad-500075 (Telangana) IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Bhaskar Medical College Moinabad, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad-500075 (Telangana) IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, Bhaskar Medical College Moinabad, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad-500075 (Telangana) IndiaBackground: Hypertension is an important noncommunicable disease and is one of the major but modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease. There are multiple reasons for the poor Blood Pressure (BP) control rates of which, lack of adherence is an important factor. Aim and Objectives: To assess antihypertensive medication adherence in hypertensives. To identify factors associated with adherence. Material and Methods: Across-sectional observational study was conducted among 400 hypertensive patients. Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-4) was administered on them for assessing adherence to medications. Results: Fifty two point five percent of study participants had high adherence to antihypertensive medications. Statistically significant association to adherence was found among patients below 60 years, educated, married, high socioeconomic status, without co-morbidities and recent onset hypertensives. Conclusion: High adherence was associated with better control of blood pressure. Treatment of hypertension should be holistic and treating clinician should check for adherence especially in uneducated, low socioeconomic status, single, alcoholics, smokers and patients with co-morbidities. Public awareness campaigns should be conducted on the importance of hypertension control. https://www.jkimsu.com/jkimsu-vol11no4/JKIMSU,%20Vol.%2011,%20No.%204,%20October-December%202022%20Page%201-9.pdfhypertensionadherencemorisky medication adherence scale |
| spellingShingle | Sindu Punna Sudhakar Kodudula Vineela Karthik N Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University hypertension adherence morisky medication adherence scale |
| title | Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients |
| title_full | Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients |
| title_fullStr | Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients |
| title_short | Adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients |
| title_sort | adherence to antihypertensive medications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients |
| topic | hypertension adherence morisky medication adherence scale |
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